HELP !! Installing ICS....

spendleb · 27-03-2012, 16:43

Can anyone advise me here, I was downloading the ICS for my phone (through Kies), it spent 40 minutes downloading then my phone changed to 'Downloading - Do not turn off target!!!' then a window popped up saying my phone was not recognised by the PC and Kies closed down, now the phone is stuck at this screen and Kies doesn't pick it up again ?????

Dai13371 · 27-03-2012, 17:08

Kies is phenomenally shite but that shouldn't have happened at all unless of course you have an old version of Kies which hasnt got a clue what ICS is, old USB drivers etc. Have you tried updating Kies and trying again? Pull the battery and see if the phone will boot into GB.

spendleb · 28-03-2012, 10:44

Sorted it, kept rebooting the phone and Kies and now I have ICS although not really sure what all the fuss was about!

call100 · 28-03-2012, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by spendleb

Sorted it, kept rebooting the phone and Kies and now I have ICS although not really sure what all the fuss was about!

Exactly what I said. Menu's are different and that's about it....

Stuart_h · 28-03-2012, 11:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by call100

Exactly what I said. Menu's are different and that's about it....

sadly it sounds like Samsung have binned all the nice stuff and spoilt the ICS experience.

Vanilla ICS is so much better than Vanilla Gingerbread and Honeycomb.

Dai13371 · 28-03-2012, 11:42

Nobody has binned anything, its just an overlay. Could always install Nova launcher which mimics the holo theme.

call100 · 28-03-2012, 11:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dai13371

Nobody has binned anything, its just an overlay. Could always install Nova launcher which mimics the holo theme.

I agree. I customise my phone to please me in the looks department. So I would change everything in ICS anyway I suppose.
Anyway, the upgrades done, everything is working and I'm still happy with my S2....

Dai13371 · 28-03-2012, 12:46

ICS is superb though and even if hidden under Touchwiz or Sense completely transforms the phone in terms of performance and usability.

battlezone · 28-03-2012, 15:59

I checked my SG2S for updates via the phone and it updated something...but I'm not sure what!?

It says it has Andriod 2.3.5
Build Gingerbread.XWKI8

What does this mean?

To update to ICS do I have to do it via Kies?

spendleb · 28-03-2012, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by battlezone

I checked my SG2S for updates via the phone and it updated something...but I'm not sure what!?

It says it has Andriod 2.3.5
Build Gingerbread.XWKI8

What does this mean?

To update to ICS do I have to do it via Kies?

Yes, it's not an 'over the air' update, you need to use Kies.

27-03-2012, 16:43	#1
spendleb Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,899	HELP !! Installing ICS.... Can anyone advise me here, I was downloading the ICS for my phone (through Kies), it spent 40 minutes downloading then my phone changed to 'Downloading - Do not turn off target!!!' then a window popped up saying my phone was not recognised by the PC and Kies closed down, now the phone is stuck at this screen and Kies doesn't pick it up again ?????

27-03-2012, 17:08	#2
Dai13371 Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 7,911	Kies is phenomenally shite but that shouldn't have happened at all unless of course you have an old version of Kies which hasnt got a clue what ICS is, old USB drivers etc. Have you tried updating Kies and trying again? Pull the battery and see if the phone will boot into GB.

28-03-2012, 10:44	#3
spendleb Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,899	Sorted it, kept rebooting the phone and Kies and now I have ICS although not really sure what all the fuss was about!

28-03-2012, 11:04	#4
call100 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,572	Quote: Originally Posted by spendleb Sorted it, kept rebooting the phone and Kies and now I have ICS although not really sure what all the fuss was about! Exactly what I said. Menu's are different and that's about it....

28-03-2012, 11:35	#5
Stuart_h Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,474	Quote: Originally Posted by call100 Exactly what I said. Menu's are different and that's about it.... sadly it sounds like Samsung have binned all the nice stuff and spoilt the ICS experience. Vanilla ICS is so much better than Vanilla Gingerbread and Honeycomb.

28-03-2012, 11:42	#6
Dai13371 Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 7,911	Nobody has binned anything, its just an overlay. Could always install Nova launcher which mimics the holo theme.

28-03-2012, 11:54	#7
call100 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,572	Quote: Originally Posted by Dai13371 Nobody has binned anything, its just an overlay. Could always install Nova launcher which mimics the holo theme. I agree. I customise my phone to please me in the looks department. So I would change everything in ICS anyway I suppose. Anyway, the upgrades done, everything is working and I'm still happy with my S2....

28-03-2012, 12:46	#8
Dai13371 Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 7,911	ICS is superb though and even if hidden under Touchwiz or Sense completely transforms the phone in terms of performance and usability.

28-03-2012, 15:59	#9
battlezone Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxford (formally Newcastle) Posts: 1,813	I checked my SG2S for updates via the phone and it updated something...but I'm not sure what!? It says it has Andriod 2.3.5 Build Gingerbread.XWKI8 What does this mean? To update to ICS do I have to do it via Kies?

28-03-2012, 16:17	#10
spendleb Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,899	Quote: Originally Posted by battlezone I checked my SG2S for updates via the phone and it updated something...but I'm not sure what!? It says it has Andriod 2.3.5 Build Gingerbread.XWKI8 What does this mean? To update to ICS do I have to do it via Kies? Yes, it's not an 'over the air' update, you need to use Kies.

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